The Labor enquirer., 1887-02-26
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y pick sous besvies ~ ~ IIlils brolhsr
ks = sick and -aad'-shs tsan rpllsd
down her cheeka ard she beeaa 70 cob.
"Yn didn'e nsd any bsrdss-theFs
are mons here why do Won CRY :"
"No. there we're berries. but every.
body u aitsr them. .......-
I did not qul's understand why the.
poor thing was 20 Diet ssssi about The
berries. She ent along With me 10 her
home and asksd me III would not lot
her carry nv little sstchsl-
"Whv do you want to carry it7'
you'll not b angry. will you-you
you talk kindly 10 me-you are rich, are
YOU mott should be ~ hsppv-lll
carry the sstchsl oil away to Buchtel for
you-if-if you will give me 25 cents-
or II that is too much-l0 cents"
"Whv. do you like money 90 much
Iwill give vou that II you gst,me . good
drink ofwater."
Meantime We had reached her home.
Two men were sitting In he door. evi.
IDENTIFY lost In sad reflections. told
them where was going. and that they
would oblige me with > glass Of water.
They were Scotchmen, quite intelligent
and courteous. Thev gave me the de-
tails In connection with the killing Of
the two pinkertons and such other In
formation a. asked for Aud when I
told them who I was they became very
communicative. Thev had both worked
for many years In the mines; but for
the two last years had not been able to
make bare living; some years ago
they had bought the shsnty. otherWise
they would have been elected like most
Of the striking miners who are now
camping out. asked them II they could
not prepare little lunch for me. l was
quite hungry, and gave the girl who
was anxIouslv watching me. lest /
might forget my promise. fifty-cent
piece. They all seemed very uneasy In
consequences Of nv request. retired and
held-as IL appeared 10 me-a confer
ence. After little while the wife Of
the one came hack with tears In her
and said: Mister. We haven't got o
morsel Of bread, nor ANYTHING else to
eat In the house we haven't had any,
thing TO eat outside OF a few apples,
since yesterday morning. NV husband
went TO town this morning to get some
nour from the relief committee OF the
strikers. but didn't get any the railroad
company delays all freight OF that kind,
as we have found out-sometimes q
week, sometimes longer. The men folks
are ashamed to tell you that we have
nothing to eat. that our little one Is sick
from want Of good nourishmeLt."
Was 1t possible I? | could hardly be.
lIeve itl But the conduct Of the girl
her distress-her singular distress for
money Yes, II was true
went away. and soon after crossing
the ridge could see Buchtel. that is o
row Of shanties extending over two
miles In length.
"Halloh Some more coming, are We ?"
II was an old Irishman. and a very
bright one. as | soon had occasion to
learn, who accosted me In this way.
why don't yes kill the people owt.
roite instid OF starving thin to death ?"
continued the oil fellow before had
yet said ANYTHING In reply to his first
somewhat mysterious remark. He. too,
had taken me for "pinkerton." but now
looked at me rather dubiously.
Must every man In blue coat neces.
sarily be Pinkerton?" was my jocular
reply.
The old fellow was very happy when
he foand that he had been mistaken and
became quite enthusiastic when I told
him for what purpose mad come.
II am glal, sir" said he, II have met
you. | came up here this afternoon to
look for n good place to camp me wife
and children; the large trees here give
some protection at any rate. There was
considerable excitement in the town
this mornin'; over seventy I've families
were driven out Of the blood. sucking
company's houses. They all have to
camp out now. When the governor WIS
here the other day, telling us to keep
the law and peace, he promised to send
us a lot Of military tents in case we
should be evictcd. Now, that We have
telegraphed him for them, he fatty re-.
fuses 'm,......There are some sick peo-
pie who have found shelter with such
OF the miners as have their own houses.
The Pinkertons have blockaded the
streets, and they have told the town
marshal who Is opposed to this, that
they would arrest him and take him
down to Logan II no dared in any way
interfere with them. There Is no law
here. not q bit Of it!--those loafing,
drunken cut-throats get all the foine
things they want, live like lords-to be
sure they do; see them sitting at their
tables, all filled with the most delicate
eatables. and cigars and whisky aud
everything. and holding them up TO our
hungry children. and then laughing at
thsm."
The old man continued In this strain,
besides answering all the questions that
aak AL him uutii ra vaa,haJ sha a.as